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  • 2 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

    The Republican-backed proof of citizenship bill that passed the House remains stuck in the Senate. And now Texas — often a testing ground for right-wing legislation — is the latest to reject a state-level version of the bill. One apparent reason why GOP legislators are getting cold feet about proof of citizenship laws for voter registration: They’re worried about disenfranchising their own voters, advocates say.

  • 3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

    Alabama is again appealing its long-running redistricting battle to the U.S. Supreme Court, two years after the high court already affirmed a district court decision that struck down the state’s original congressional map for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

  • 3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

    A group of minority voters in Tarrant County, Texas filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing local Republicans of racial gerrymandering, a day after GOP leaders approved a new map designed to shrink the voting power of Black and brown residents.

  • 3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Jen Rice

    The Republicans who run one of Texas’ biggest counties have recruited the national GOP’s top map-drawer, as well as a leading Washington, D.C.-based anti-voting group, to ram through a new gerrymander that aims to expand their majority. The effort — finalized Tuesday in a 3-2 party-line vote by county leadership — has spurred furious opposition from local minority communities whose right to fair representation is at risk.

  • 1 month ago | einnews.com | Jen Rice

    WhoaZone Grapevine Returns to Grapevine Lake with New Features for Summer 2025 Family relaxing on floating cabanas next the the WhoaZone at Grapevine. Kids posing on the floating Peakz Aqua Park at WhoaZone at Grapevine We’re excited to return after last year’s pause. The water levels just weren’t safe for setup in 2024, but this year, conditions are ideal and we’ve added more thrills and comfort than ever before.”— Jen Rice, Empire Recreation Management.

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6 Jun 25

RT @DemocracyDocket: BREAKING: Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to uphold its law to count mail-in ballots returned by Election Day and r…

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6 Jun 25

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BREAKING: Alabama appeals its long-running redistricting case to the Supreme Court again — even though the high court and lower judges agreed that the state's original congressional map discriminated against Black voters. https://t.co/VNS4Zk3Cup

jen rice
jen rice @jen_rice_
6 Jun 25

TX republicans are mad she won't "disagree with grace" as they try to racially gerrymander her precinct to remove her from office https://t.co/B3CkdW0aOw